unidentifiable; unidentified
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
wet; moist; soft-hearted; tender-hearted; sentimental
personal feelings; self-interest
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to spit out; to eject; to dump
very much; very many; more and more
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
on countless occasions; many a time
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
children's story; fairy tale
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
the same generation; coeval
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
more than friends, less than lovers
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...